diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/JavaCreateTemplateInPackageAction.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/JavaCreateTemplateInPackageAction.java
index 9bfb002dbed9..4252421eb169 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/JavaCreateTemplateInPackageAction.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/JavaCreateTemplateInPackageAction.java
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.ide.actions;
 
-import com.intellij.psi.JavaDirectoryService;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ public abstract class JavaCreateTemplateInPackageAction<T extends PsiElement> ex
 
   @Override
   protected boolean checkPackageExists(PsiDirectory directory) {
-    return JavaDirectoryService.getInstance().getPackage(directory) != null;
+    PsiPackage pkg = JavaDirectoryService.getInstance().getPackage(directory);
+    return pkg != null && JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(directory.getProject()).getNameHelper().isQualifiedName(pkg.getQualifiedName());
   }
 }